Navigon 5100 When connected to charger, computer icon comes up

you wont be able to use the gps part but you can transfer files back to it

it should be able to. i have a garmin and it will work while plugged in.

Wiring diagram pinout for Navigon GPS charge and concurrent use Pin Pin
Name Description 1 +5V 5 Volts Direct Current 2 Data floating/Not connected 3 Data floating/Not connected X Ident Conneted to Pin 4 (GND) as pure short, no resistor 4 Ground Ground, shorted to pin "X" Use of standard mini-b will place unit in Data Exchange/Synchronization mode. Use of mini-b with a 4-x pure short will allow use of Navigation software and concurrent charging. USB power source must be 1000 ma or above.

Bad charger - not powerful enough, Use a Gomadic charger with tip # 24. Works for me.

You need a stronger charger. I use a gomadic with tipo#24 and it works.

NAVIGATION IS NOT WORKING. THE SCREEN IS " NAVIGON AND THE WORLD IS YOURS"

WHAT IS THE SOLUTION.

The problem lies with the fact that a standard mini usb pin-out has + voltage on pin 1 and ground on pin 5. The navigon is programmed to recognize this as a computer. The navigon charger however has + voltage on pin 4 and ground on pin 5. The reason for navigon doing this as opposed to following the standard pin-out is due to the unit requiring a stronger power supply to charge the battery. USB current output on a computer does not have the capacity to do this. As a consequence, you will have to find a charger that has the right pin-out for this device ( + on pin 4 and - on pin 5 ). The tough thing is, there is no way to tell one from the other, they look identical. However, I have found that chargers with a capacity of 1000 ma or greater are pinned-out like above ( + on pin 4 and - on pin 5 ). Other than using a multimeter to verify the pins, the only thing to do, would be to plug it in and see if it works. Hope this helps.

Try turning it off and turning it back on while it is still plugged in and see if that works.

Hello 1234567i,

Most GPS receivers are not designed to be used for tracking. The GPS receives signals from Global Positioning Satellites and then uses those signals to calculate its current location, which it displays on the screen. However that data is not normally sent anywhere externally so there is no way for a remote user to determine where the GPS is.. Thus you cannot use a computer or any other device to track the GPS.

The Navigon 5100 appears to be no exception.

Without pairing the GPS with an external communications device (cell phone, two-way radio, laptop with a WiFi connection, etc.) the GPS lacks the ability to transmit its location reports to any external source. There certainly are ways that a GPS can be used with an external communications device as a tracker, but most GPS receivers do not have this capability out of the box.

Best Regards,
Ken
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